19 times people hilariously resorted to sarcasm to describe where they come from

If you come from somewhere that isn’t the biggest town in your region or the capital city of your country, you probably understand the difficulties of answering the simple question, “Where are you from?”

These 19 tweets show that resorting to stereotypes might be the path of least resistance.

1.

“Where are you from?”

“Wales”

“Where in Wales?”

“Nantgaredig”

“What’s it near?”

“Carmarthen… Llandeilo …”

“Huh?”

“The valleys, I’m from the valleys. My dad is Tom Jones and every morning a male voice choir sings Delila whilst I ride my pet sheep to work down the mine.” https://t.co/FCdvJNdyAL

— Lisa Childs (@LisaCChilds) May 30, 2018

2.

“Where are you from?”
“Egypt”
“Where in Egypt”
“Cairo”
“What’s that near?”
“Giza”
“Huh??????”
“The pyramids. I live in the pyramids. I eat sand for breakfast and ride a camel to school, King Tut is my father.” https://t.co/2IyZFxNfSX

— Stephen Samuels (@stefanzakria) May 28, 2018

3.

https://twitter.com/capitainonzo/status/1002177419602792448

4.

https://twitter.com/jessmay_clarke/status/1001589459111079936

5.

“Where are you from?”
“The northeast”
“Where in the northeast?"
“Newton Aycliffe”
“What’s that near?”
“Darlington”
“Huh??????”
“Newcastle. I live in Newcastle. My dad is Ant McPartlin, my aunt is Cheryl Cole and my blood is newcastle brown ale"https://t.co/OaTTTQMsGf https://t.co/6E4Wki8nj0

— dan (@danhoare42) May 29, 2018

6.

https://twitter.com/anasmalikanas3/status/1001332066557063173

7.

"Where are you from?"
"Portugal"
"Ohh where in Portugal?"
"Figueira da foz"
"Where is that?"
"Coimbra"
"Uh?"
"Lisbon. I'm from Lisbon. I have pastel de nata and bacalhau for every meal, Cristiano Ronaldo is my brother in law and Salvador Sobral is my neighbor" https://t.co/AtKWK9VRC3

— ⌐■-■ (@ines_durao) May 31, 2018

8.

https://twitter.com/jaakkookulta/status/1002290915455766528

9.

"Where are you from?"
"Brazil"
"Ohh where in brazil?"
"Belo Horizonte"
"Where is that?"
"Minas Gerais"
"Huh?"
"Rio, i live in Rio, i sleep under Christ the Redeemer, only eat açai, and take a soccer ball everywhere i go" https://t.co/KpV9LBhmOJ

— pb! (@antuneshfr) May 29, 2018

10.

https://twitter.com/TulahKastali/status/1001057221415927814